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(From Wikipedia) Colonia Copia Claudia Augusta Lugdunum (modern Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul. The city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus. It served as the capital of the Roman province of Gallia Lugdunensis and was an important city in the western half of the Roman Empire for centuries. Two emperors, Claudius and Caracalla, were born in Lugdunum. In the period AD 69–192 the city's population may have numbered 50,000 to 100,000, and possibly up to 200,000 inhabitants.

The original Roman city was situated west of the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, on the Fourvière heights. By the late centuries of the empire much of the population was located in the Saône River valley at the foot of Fourvière.

Photos (13)

Circus Games Mosaic
Circus Games Mosaic
Circus Games Mosaic Starting Gates
Circus Games Mosaic Starting Gates
Circus Games Mosaic Detail
Circus Games Mosaic Detail
Circus Games Mosaic Spina Detail
Circus Games Mosaic Spina Detail
Chains - Fetters
Chains - Fetters
Ceremonial Chariot
Ceremonial Chariot
Ceremonial Chariot Wheel
Ceremonial Chariot Wheel
Emperor Caracalla
Emperor Caracalla
Sarcophagus Bacchus
Sarcophagus Bacchus
Sarcophagus Side
Sarcophagus Side
Bronze Statue of Neptune
Bronze Statue of Neptune
Theater Inscription in Latin
Theater Inscription in Latin
Entrance to the Museum
Entrance to the Museum
Keywords: Museum, Lyon, Lugdunum, France